Coming into Hilo, Hawaii at 8:00AM.
Homes grouped along the shore.
A beautiful little island.
Sailboats in the port.
The island from the other side as we passed by.
The bridge to the island.
The view when we were finally docked.
Sign telling about steam vents.
A steam vent near the road.
Steam coming from a steam vent.
Volcano National Park Hilo, Hawaii
Barren volcanic landscape.
Ridges caused by lava flow.
Approach to lookout.
Walking on the lava fields.
A large crater on the surface.
Offerings left to appease Pele.
Layers caused by successive lava flows.
Another sizeable crater.
A large boulder moved by the lava flow.
Thin crusted areas are fenced off.
Grace and Al returning to the bus.
Annie, posing on the lava field.
Entering tha rain forest at the edge of the lava field.
Beautiful rain forest ferns!
Strange growth in the center of one of the ferns.
New growth, unfurling.
Tiny pink flowers on the rain forest floor.
Entering the Thurston Lava Tube.
From lush forest into the blackness.
Inside the lava tube. Scary!
More pretty rain forest at the other end.
Description of the Thurston Lava Tube.

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